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Nazarite

or ··ٱ

[ naz-uh-rahyt ]

noun

  1. (among the ancient Hebrews) a person who had taken certain strict religious vows, usually for a limited period.
  2. Rare. a Nazarene.
  3. Rare. Christ.
  4. Obsolete. a Christian.


Nazarite

1

/ ˈæəˌɪ /

noun

  1. another word for Nazarene Nazarene
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Nazarite

2

/ ˈæəˌɪ /

noun

  1. a religious ascetic of ancient Israel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ··· [naz-, uh, -, rit, -ik], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Nazarite1

1550–60; < Late Latin ( aeus ) (< Greek ŧîDz, equivalent to ŧ (< Hebrew ī consecrated person) + -aios suffix) + -ite 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Nazarite1

C16: from Latin Nazaraeus, from Hebrew ī, from to consecrate + -ite 1
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He explained that the Bible says that while someone is observing the Nazarite vow, "no razor may be used on their head."

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Translations from Hebrew and Christian scriptures tell the story of Samson, a Nazarite and judge, whose locked hair was the source of his strength, and which was famously cut with dire consequences.

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He would be specially dedicated as a Nazarite to God’s service.

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This Nazarite child is accepted for the perpetual service of God at once and without remark.

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One would bring up a copy of St. Matthew's Gospel, which, on investigation, would turn out to be full of Nazarite or Ebionite "improvements"—another would have an Acts of the Apostles, which had been bequeathed to him by some venerable Judaizant, and wherein St. James of Jerusalem would be found to have assumed more importance than St. Luke was generally supposed to have given him.

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